The “business cycle” might just be one of the oldest ideas in economics. For more than 200 years, economists have been pointing to the tendency of economies to expand, then slow down, contract and ...

Business growth doesn't happen in a straight line. Every economy, sector, and business goes through periods of expansion and ...

What are economic cycles? Why is it important to understand economic cycles? What are the main causes of economic cycles? What are the key indicators of economic cycles? How can you predict a ...

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CNBC's Jim Cramer on Wednesday challenged the notion that today's market is following a cohesive business cycle, saying there's a "huge conflicting group of currents" that make the economy difficult ...

The IMFL ETF dynamically adjusts its factor weightings depending on the economic cycle. With poor economic prospects, the fund is currently defensively positioned with a focus on High Quality and Low ...

Macroeconomic roadmap given a Trump or Harris victory, according to Eric Basmajian, Michael Gayed and Chaim Siegel. Sector opportunities and historical behavior during Democratic and Republican ...

We estimate shocks that explain most of the variation in the current account at business cycle frequencies and over the long run. We then explore, using a standard open-economy macro model, which ...

Former Goldman Sachs executive Raoul Pal shared insights about the business cycle's impact on various asset classes, including cryptocurrencies, emphasizing the risks associated with trading altcoins ...

Too much importance, of course, should not be attached to speeches at conventions—even at bankers’ conventions. Yet the necessity, accordingto President Puelicher of the American Bankers’ Association, ...